Above are my maternal grandparents in 1975. They are sitting on a seat from an old automobile on their backporch. Married in 1919 (you can s...

       The New Jersey Romance Writers   met last weekend in person for the first time in three years. It was a big celebration marking the 2...

Every year in April, our parish's youth group hosts a rummage sale in the gym. April is the perfect time to hold a rummage sale when spr...

I love idioms. Our language is peppered with these colorful and pithy phrases. One of my mother favorite phrases was, "Why buy the c...

      My guest today is Jennifer Wilck. She is an award-winning contemporary romance author for readers who are passionate about love, laugh...

          I finished a book in February, but I need a good title for it. Sometimes I don't have a problem with the title and sometimes I...

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 I revised and added words to my current WIP. I actually finished the book and wrote The End. It really helped to have cheerleaders urging m...

      My guest today is  Fay Lamb. She is the only daughter of a rebel genius father and a hard-working, tow-the-line mom. She is not only a...

I joined the #JeRoWriMo challenge again this year. Every year the New Jersey Romance Writers challenges their member to write 30,000 words d...

 I signed up for JeRoWriMo again. This time I'm doing revisions on a book I started in the 2021 JeRoWriMo Challenge. Last year was diffi...

The Promenade in Keyport, New Jersey       So far this winter there has been no significant snow in this part of New Jersey. We had a few fl...

This is a partial screen shot of my Pinterest board. I am attempting to organize it. I receive more attention from other Pinterest devote...

ANGEL OF THE L TRAIN will be released in a large print edition with a library binding by Thorndike Press on January 25, 2023. It can be pre...

The water lay calm as the sun dropped lower in the sky. Even in winter, there are footprints on the beach. It draws many who seek a momen...

    My eldest daughter has requested a poppyseed roll of approximately this size. My mother always insisted on a large poppyseed roll for th...

    I want to wish everyone joy! May the year ahead be filled with hope and new beginnings. Make new memories. Look for the good things in l...

My guest today is Nebraska country girl LoRee Peery. She writes fiction that appeals to adult readers who enjoy stories written from a Chris...

      I took this photo at 3:50 p.m. at Holmdel Park. The sun was on its way down. There were no ducks and no geese in the lake. It was chil...